Alex Ovechkin

You can’t predict a 20-year career based off on 141 games, but Patrik Laine is proving to be the NHL’s next elite goal scorer. Leading up to the 2016 NHL Draft, Laine was often compared to Alex Ovechkin, who is set to become the NHL’s 20th player to score 600 career goals. Ovechkin leads all active

Whether he’s scoring from the office or on snapshots in the slot, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is finding the back of the net, even at age 32 in a league that gets younger and faster every year. As time has progressed, nothing has changed for Ovechkin, who has hit the 30-goal mark in each

Heading into their bye week, it seemed as if the Washington Capitals were nearly unstoppable. They’d won six of their last seven games and held a commanding lead over the Metropolitan Division, thanks to their surging offense. And, with a five-day break, they were poised to come back well-rested. However, it seems that the after-effects of

WASHINGTON- Working alongside Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, the Washington Capitals made this weekend one to remember for New Jersey native William Cody. The 14-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016 and is currently in treatment, going through the maintenance phase. Though he is technically in remission, he is still undergoing chemotherapy treatment, which should end in July

Mike Bossy Joins the NHL 50 in 50 Club On January 24, 1981, New York Islanders’ winger Mike Bossy became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in the first 50 games of a season. The original feat was accomplished by Maurice “the Rocket” Richard, thirty-six years earlier, in the 1944-1945 season. Heading

Though the Washington Capitals hadn’t played since Tuesday, they came out strong in the first period of Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Blues, putting on a lot of offensive pressure and taking a 1-0 lead into the second off a power-play goal from Brett Connolly. “I think we had some starts in the last couple

In their last home game before Christmas, the Washington Capitals found themselves in strange and unfamiliar territory against the Anaheim Ducks; heading into the third period, the Capitals were trailing 2-0, unable to solve the mystery of Ducks netminder John Gibson. Not only that, Washington’s first two periods were highlighted by an overwhelming amount of

The Washington Capitals experienced a bit of a rocky start to the 2017-18 campaign, but that all seems to be behind them now as they’ve started to string together wins. And although this team isn’t the same one that has dominated the NHL for the last two seasons, they are starting to find their form and

The Washington Capitals found themselves skating away with a rare 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Monday, marking the first time in two years that the team has accomplished such a feat. A slow start to the first period was followed by an offensive explosion — Devante Smith-Pelly, Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly and Jakub

On a rather interesting two-game road trip against the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche, the Washington Capitals were playing with “too many passengers,” as they got little production and allowed six goals in each of the two match-ups. They looked to change that Saturday against the Minnesota Wild and succeeded in doing so. “It

BALLSTON – Upon his return to Kettler Capitals Iceplex for his fifth NHL season, Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson affirmed that one of the best parts of the start of training camp is reuniting with his team. “It’s probably one of the highlights when you come back after the summer,” Wilson said. “Just seeing all

BALLSTON – Though the first day was full of skate tests, drills and other warm-up activities, Alex Ovechkin has appeared happy to be back in Washington, a huge smile on his face. Looking ahead to this season, the Capitals all-star took the time to discuss the upcoming Olympic games, what he worked on over the

After yet another disappointing season for the Washington Capitals, general manager Brian MacLellan spoke to the media in regards to the team’s future. Though many would expect that the team would see major changes this offseason, MacLellan had a different take on things. “I think it’s a lot easier to make this team worse than